Ten Fall Student-Athletes Named Academic All-Ivy League

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Ivy League has
announced the names of 80 student-athletes – including 10
from Harvard—who have been named to the fall 2013-14 Academic
All-Ivy League team.

The recipients are key contributors on officially recognized
varsity teams who have cumulative grade point averages of at least
3.0. Each of the eight Ivy League universities nominates five
men and five women from its eligible student-athletes.

The football and men’s and women’s soccer teams
headed the list with two selections apiece, while men’s water
polo, women’s cross country, women’s volleyball and
field hockey had one team member represented.

Men’s soccer’s Ross Friedman was an All-Ivy League
second team honoree this fall after finishing the season with the
team lead in points (12) and assists (10). Friedman's 10 assists
are tied for the fifth-highest single season total in program
history. He also ranked fifth in the nation in 2013 with 0.59
assists per game, and sixth in country with 10 total helpers.

Sophomore Evan Mendez, also of the men’s soccer team, was
Harvard’s only first team All-Ivy League selection. The
Ballston Spa, N.Y., local boasted a 6-1-1 overall record in goal
for the Crimson. He led all Ivy goalies with five Ancient
Eight victories and an overall save percentage of .851. He also
ranked second in the league with a goals-against average of
0.85.

Sophomore Paul Stanton Jr. of the football team earned an
All-Ivy League second team accolade. The Kenner, La., native
finished second in the Ivy League with 17 scores and was fourth
with 1,098 all-purpose yards. His 15 rushing touchdowns rank third
most for a single-season in Harvard history and he was third in the
Ancient Eight with 936 yards on the ground.

Senior Ricky Zorn, also a member of the football team, was named
to the All-Ivy League second team after leading Harvard with 50
receptions for 700 receiving yards. His 50 catches tied for
11th-most for a single-season in program history. The Dallas,
Texas local ranks 11th in the Harvard record book with 1,264 career
receiving yards and 13th with 86 career receptions.

Sophomore Noah Harrison of the men’s water polo team
earned his first Academic All-Ivy recognition. He was named to the
Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Northern Division
second-team and led the squad with 70 goals and 69 steals. Harrison
helped the Crimson claim its first conference title with an
impressive 11-1 mark and place second at the CWPA Northern Division
championships.

On the women’s side, sophomore Kathleen Wallace of the
women’s volleyball team earned her first All-Ivy Academic
honor. Wallace was a first team All-Ivy League selection after
leading the Crimson with 2.58 kills per set and hitting .249. The
outside hitter from San Francisco, Calif., averaged 2.80 kps during
conference play, and turned in 13 double-digit kill efforts in
2013.

Senior captain Peyton Johnson of the women’s soccer team
is a two-time recipient of the award. Johnson was a unanimous
All-Ivy first team selection at defense in 2013. One of three
players to start all 18 matches, Johnson dished out a team-high six
assists this season to rank third in the Ivy, while leading a
defense that ranked second in the league with just 0.82 goals
allowed per game.

Cheta Emba, also of the women’s soccer squad, is a first
time recipient of the honor and was an All-Ivy League second team
honoree after seeing 13 games of action between the pipes to post a
5-1-2 season record. The junior boasted an outstanding 0.14 goals
against average, allowing just one goal through 626 minutes. Emba
also registered 12 appearances without allowing a score.

Viviana Hanley of the women’s cross country team was named
to the All-Ivy second team and recognized by the U.S. Track &
Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as an all-region
honoree. The junior placed eighth at the Heptagonal Championships
with a time of 20:47.3 and paced the Crimson with a time of 20:46.1
in the 6K to rank 18th overall at NCAA Regionals.

Jenn Hatfield of the field hockey team is a first time recipient
of the award. The senior goalie was named All-Ivy honorable mention
after earning eight wins this season. The St. Louis, Mo., native
collected a career-high 90 saves, allowing just 32 goals for an
impressive .738 save percentage, which ranks fourth in the Ivy
League. Her 1.95 goals-allowed average ranked second in the Ancient
Eight this season.

The Ivy League will publish two more editions of the Academic
All-Ivy League team during the 2013-14 academic year, one following
the winter season and one at the end of spring competition.